Toy parachute.



,No. 633,082. Patented Sept. l2; I899.

J. T. DAVEY.

TOY PARACHUTE. (Applipation filed: May 3, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UN TE STATES JOHN T. DAVEY, OF ASHLAND, \VISCONSIN.

'TO-Y PARACH UTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 633,082, datedSeptember 12, 1899.

Application filed May 3,1899. Serial No. 715,456. (No inbdel.)

T 00% whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. DAVEY, acitizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of \Viscom sin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Parachutes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a new and improved toywherein a toy parachute is disconnected from a projectile shot from aproj ectile-propelling instrument, when the flight of the projectile issuddenly arrested, so that the parachute will open and slowly descend orbe wafted about in the air. This object is accomplished in the mannerand by the meanshereinafter described and claimed, reference being madeto the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View illustrativeof the projectile in its flight with the parachute held there- .111.

Fig. 2 is a view of the parachute in its open position after it has leftthe projectile, and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View of the projectile.Y

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the several views.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a projectile-propellinginstrument designed to be actuated by an operator or person forpropelling or shooting a projectile 2 into the air. The propellingimplement is preferably in the form of an ordinary bow for shootingarrows, and the projectile is preferably of the general form of anarrow. The forward end of the projectile 2 is cup-shaped,being formedwith a socket 3, and the rear end of said projectile is permanentlyconnected to the propelling means 1 by means of a cord 4, which is ofsufficient length to permit of the projectile being thrown or shot aconsiderable distance from the propelling means. The parachute 5 may bemade of the usual stiffeningribs and cover, the latter having attachedto it at intervals around its lower edge the cords (3, which meet attheir outer ends and are secured to the cone-shaped weight or dart 7.

In using the device the parachute is folded and the ribs andcoverthereof are introduced into the socket 3 of the projectile, withthe cone-shaped dart 7 covering the openend of the socket. The parachuteis held in place shot from the bow l or other propelling me ans it ofcourse carries the parachute with it until a distance has been traversedequal to the length of the cord 4. The motion of the proj ectile is thensuddenly arrested; but the parachute continues its movement until theforce which propelled it is spent, when it begins its descent. Infalling the weight or dart islowermost and the ribs and covering; openup, thereby causing the parachuteto descendvery slowly or to be waftedabout by the currents Of air.

By the construction described an extremely interesting toy has beenprovided, which is simple and cheap in construction and easily operated.Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The-combination with a projectile having a socket in its front endportion, and a propellinginstrument for propelling the projectile, of acord connecting the propelling instrument with the projectile forsuddenly arresting the flight of the latter, and a parachutefrictionally secured in the said socket and ejected therefrom when theflight of the projectile is arrested.

2. The combination with a projectile having a socket in its forward endand propelling means therefor, of a parachute adapted to fit, and befrictionally secured, in said socket, and means for arresting the flightof said projectile, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a projectile having a socket in its forward endand propelling JOHN T. DAVEY.

NVitnesses:

O. H. FOSTER, E1) GAR' FOSTER.

